Winner of the 2024 RUBY Romantic Book of the Year Award, romance author Ally Blake adores writing love stories. With readers delighting in the "sprinkle of effervescence" she adds to her books, her "fairy tales for grown-ups", and having sold over four million copies of her novels worldwide, she truly is living the dream.

An ardent advocate for the joy and import of romance literature, Ally delights in sharing her enthusiasm on air, in print, and on stage at writing festivals across Australia. And, as co-founder of the HOW TO WRITE ACADEMY, and the 'game-changing' HOW TO WRITE LOVE romance writing course, one of her greatest professional enthusiasms is sharing her deep devotion to the art and craft of writing stories readers adore with the academy’s thriving alumni community. 

When she’s not dreaming up happily-ever-afters you’ll find Ally savouring strong coffee and dark chocolate, glomming her favourite comfort TV shows, or relishing in the glide of a dark pencil over really-good notepaper.

Alongside one handsome husband, three sparkly kids, and too many animal companions to count, Ally lives and writes in the leafy western suburbs of Brisbane, Australia.

Find her books and follow her adventures in wrangling characters she adores at allyblake.com and @allyblakebooks.

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7 things I cannot do
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1. Cook
2. Enjoy summer without six layers of sunscreen, a hat the size of a UFO and sunglasses
3. Sleep without a cover of some sort
4. Say something unpleasant without knocking on wood
5. Jog
6. Eat Brussels spouts
7. Read one book at a time


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7 places that make me deliriously happy 

1. Venice 
2. the MCG
3. the beach
4. West End
5. Brunetti, Lygon Street, Carlton
6. a theatre as the lights go down
7. my bed


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7 books I'd recommend without reserve

1. “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" by Gabrielle Zevin
2. “Things in Jars" by Jess Kidd
3. “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine" by Gail Honeyman
4. “Lily and the Octopus" by Steven Rowley
5. "The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels" by India Holton
6. “The Girl on the Page" by John Purcell
7. "The Hating Game" by Sally Thorne

7 TV shows I've re-watched all the way through more than once

1. Pride & Prejudice (the Colin Firth one)
2. The West Wing
3. Gilmore girls
4. Sex and the City
5. Arrested Development
6. The Good Wife
7. Schitts Creek
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7 movies I've watched a zillion times

1. Field of Dreams
2. Notting Hill
3. Pillow Talk
4. Aliens
5. The Winslow Boy
6. The Godfather
7. American President


​7 foods/drinks I adore

1. a perfect steak and fresh crisp salad
2. dark chocolate (but not the low sugar, really high cocoa count - bluerk)
3. iced coffee, with ice cream and whipped cream
4. South Australian Pinot Noir
5. gnocchi
6. sea food
7. Nanna's potato bread toasted with butter and vegemite


7 current author auto-reads

1. Lisa Kleypas
2. India Holton
3. Amy Andrews
4. Ashley Poston
5. Christina Lauren
6. Kate Atkinson
​7. Gabrielle Zevin

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